Water diverted from Sunrise Drive is shown flowing along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. It was sent eastward on West Madison Street (visible at the left) to the Recreation Field on the east side of North Fifth Street. From there, it made its way to the Minnesota River.
This image was taken from the southbound lane of Highway 169 on the northern edge of North Mankato. It shows a large building that was partially covered by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965.
A portion of North Minnesota Avenue was covered by flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter in 1965. That water was sent onto North Eighth Street, diverted to Madison Street, and allowed to spill into the large Recreation Field as it made its way to North Minnesota Avenue and the nearby Minnesota River. The approaching truck in the center of the photo has reached the intersection at Chestnut Street in this view from a location near the Broadway intersection.
The O'Brien home along the north side of Highway 99 east of St. Peter is shown partially submerged by flood water from the Minnesota River in this 1965 image. The road that is visible goes to Ottawa.
The O'Brien home along the north side of Highway 99 east of St. Peter is shown partially submerged by flood water from the Minnesota River in this 1965 image.
The Peavey Grain Company's elevator east of St. Peter along the railroad tracks is shown in this image that was taken at the time of the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River. Pavement destroyed by the water is in the foreground.
The effects of the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965 on the railroad tracks that were located east of St. Peter can be seen in this image. The river can be seen at the right, to the west of the tracks. The photograph was taken near the intersection with Highway 99.
During the 1965 flood, water from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter was diverted down the length of this ravine that ran along the south side of the Earl Fitch house at 416 North Eighth Street.
Water that could not soak into frozen ground to the west of Sunrise Drive in St. Peter was diverted to this ravine located along the south side of the Earl and Elaine Fitch home at 416 North Eighth Street in order to avoid flooding many houses in the city. The water was ultimately sent to the Minnesota River.
During the 1965 flood, water from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter was diverted into a ravine that ran along the south side of the Earl Fitch home, at right, in St. Peter. The water was then diverted onto North Eighth and West Madison Streets until it reached the Recreation Field east of North Fifth Street. From there, it was able to make its way to the Minnesota River.
Water from a controlled release at a sandbag dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter was sent through this ravine onto North Eighth Street to begin a lengthy journey to the Minnesota River during the 1965 flood. The house on the left side of this photo is located at 416 North Eighth Street. It was the home of the Earl Fitch family. The view is to the east.
Volunteers are shown constructing a sandbag dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. This image was taken from a location on the east side of Sunrise Drive. The city water tower and the Myrum Memorial Fieldhouse can be seen to the south. Melted snow was unable to soak into the frozen ground west of Sunrise Drive, which created a very large pool of water that threatened to flood homes in St. Peter to the east.
A long dike made of sandbags was built on Webster Street in North Mankato during the 1965 flood. The bluffs on the west side of the Minnesota River Valley can be seen in the distance.
This image shows a sandbag dike along Highway 169 in North Mankato at the time of the 1965 flood. The Seven Up Bottling Company at 207 West Elm Street in Mankato is visible across the Minnesota River near the left edge of the photograph.
The remains of one of the many sandbag dikes that were constructed in the St. Peter area during the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River are shown in this image.
The sandbag dike system that is shown in this photo was constructed in order to direct flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The dike along Sunrise Drive was in danger of being overwhelmed, so water was sent from there to a ravine that ran along the south side of the Earl Fitch home at 416 North Eighth Street, onto North Eighth Street, onto Madison Street, and into the large Recreation Field near the swimming pool. The water could then make its way to the Minnesota River along the streets and through storm sewers.
A view mainly to the south along North Eighth Street, showing a dike built to send water from Sunrise Drive to Madison Street and the Recreation Field in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. The water ultimately made its way to the Minnesota River. The photo was taken near 416 North Eighth Street.
A number of houses in St. Peter were threatened by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965, including this one. A sandbag dike helped to protect the house.
Three men who helped build sandbag dikes in St. Peter are shown in this photograph. The men were sitting on some of the sandbags that were used to protect the building in the background.
A sandbag dike protects a house threatened by the flood water of the Minnesota River in St. Peter in 1965. The photograph was probably taken along South Front Street.
A line of sandbags diverted water from Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter onto North Eighth Street. The water was first sent through a ravine along the south side of the Earl Fitch house at 416 North Eighth Street. The water ultimately made its way to the Minnesota River. The large white house behind the two men standing by the sandbags faced West Madison Street.
Men were working along Old Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter at the time of the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River. The school buses in the background were owned by the Boucher Chartered Bus Service operated by Floyd Boucher.
This image shows remnants of the large amount of snow that had covered the St. Peter area early in 1965. Warm weather caused the snow to melt before the ground thawed, which resulted in extensive flooding in Nicollet County and other portions of Minnesota.
Flood water from the Minnesota River invaded farm buildings in the area of Spring Lake east of St. Peter in this 1965 image. The view, taken from Highway 99, is toward the south.
The First Lutheran Church in St. Peter at 1114 West Traverse Road can be seen in the distance in this 1965 view of flood water along Sunrise Drive. The approaching car is going south past sandbags and piles of sand at the site of a dike that was built to hold back the water.
Water diverted from Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter has removed pavement from West Madison Street to create a waterfall at the intersection with North Washington Avenue. The house with the purple siding and white trim was the home of Howard Thomas at 324 North Washington Avenue.
During the 1965 flood, water diverted from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter is shown flowing along West Madison Street toward the Recreation Field on the east side of North Fifth Street. It then made its way to the Minnesota River. The building beyond the North Fifth Street sign was at the site of the local ice skating rink.
Diverted flood water from Sunrise Drive is shown along West Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The image was taken from a location slightly west of the intersection with North Washington Avenue. The white house at the center of the image is at 325 North Washington Avenue.
In order to relieve stress on a sandbag dike on Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter, water was diverted to this street, West Madison. This image looks toward the Recreation Field from a location near the intersection of Madison with North Washington Avenue. The volume and force of the water was enough to remove the pavement from the street.
People are inspecting the damage done to West Madison Street in St. Peter at the time of the 1965 flood. This water came from the west, not from the Minnesota River. It was diverted from Sunrise Drive to the Recreation Field shown here in the distance. From there it made its way to the river. This photograph was taken from near North Washington Avenue.
Aerial photograph of downtown St. Cloud looking east from Eleventh Avenue North. The Stearns County Courthouse is pictured top center. This photograph also shows the Ninth Avenue North train overpass and all of St. Germain Street up to Fifth Avenue.
Aerial image of Bde Maka Ska Park, Lake Harriet Park, and Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota Bde Maka Ska is Dakota for "White Earth Lake," and was previously known as "Lake Calhoun."
View of Wheeler Field in the foreground and Wade Municipal All Sports Stadium in the middleground and the coal dock in the background. Wade is at 101 North 35th Avenue West was dedicated July 16, 1941. It was renamed Wade Municipal Stadium February 3, 1954, to honor the late Frank Wade, former owner of the Duluth Dukes baseball team.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections